Organization

The CNSC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

On this page

• Independent Commission members
• Executive Team and support staff
• Branches

Independent Commission members

The CNSC's independent Commission has up to 7 permanent members. The current Commission membership is as follows:

• Pierre Tremblay
• Timothy Berube, PhD
• Andrea Hardie
• Jerry Hopwood
• Marcel Lacroix, PhD
• Victoria Remenda, PhD

Executive Team and support staff

President and Chief Executive Officer – Pierre Tremblay

• Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer – Ramzi Jammal
• Vice-President and Chief Science Officer – Dean Haslip
• Vice-President and Chief Communications Officer – Colin Moses
• Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer – Stéphane Cyr
• Vice-President and Senior General Counsel – Lisa Thiele
• Chief of Staff – Heather Crowe
• Director, Internal Audit Division – Patricia Fraser

Branches

The CNSC’s operations are divided into separate directorates under 5 individual branches.

Regulatory Operations Branch: Executive Vice-President and Chief Regulatory Operations Officer – Ramzi Jammal

• Directorate of Power Reactor Regulation: Director General – Alexandre Viktorov
• Directorate of Nuclear Cycle and Facilities Regulation: Director General – Luc Sigouin
• Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation: Director General – Karen Owen-Whitred
• Directorate of Advanced Reactor Technologies: Director General – Sarah Eaton

Technical Support Branch: Vice-President and Chief Science Officer – Dean Haslip

• Directorate of Environmental and Radiation Protection and Assessment: Director General – Dana Beaton
• Directorate of Security and Safeguards: Director General – David Moroz
• Directorate of Safety Management: Director General – Brian Torrie
• Directorate of Assessment and Analysis: Director General – Melanie Rickard

Regulatory Affairs Branch: Vice-President and Chief Communications Officer – Colin Moses

• Regulatory Policy Directorate: Director General – Geneviève Boudrias
• Strategic Planning Directorate: Director General – Julia Cropley
• Strategic Communications Directorate: Director General – Rhonda Walker-Sisttie

Corporate Services Branch: Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer – Stéphane Cyr

• Human Resources Directorate: Director General – Robin Butler
• Finance and Administration Directorate: Director General – Benoit St-Jean
• Information Management and Technology Directorate: Director General – Clea Mittag

Legal and Commission Affairs Branch: Vice-President and Senior General Counsel – Lisa Thiele

• Legal Services: General Counsel – Catherine Howlett
• Commission Registry: Commission Registrar – Candace Salmon

Associated links

• 2024 transition package delivered to the CNSC President and Chief Executive Officer
• 2023 transition package delivered to the Minister of Natural Resources